Example sentences of "[vb base] brought [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I 've brought him the programs he asked for . ’ |
2 | ‘ I 've brought you a story . ’ |
3 | ‘ I 've brought you a cup of coffee , Mum . ’ |
4 | She turned back to Elinor and said in the rather loud , slow , and contrived voice that people use for the deaf , ‘ I 've brought you a surprise , Nell . ’ |
5 | ‘ Sorry to disturb , darling , ’ she said to Bob , ‘ but I 've brought you a bottle of Sauternes to wash the stew down with , so you can celebrate . |
6 | ‘ Connie , ’ said Hurst , ‘ I 've brought you a drink . |
7 | ‘ I thought we might hear the nine o'clock news — I 've brought you a hot-water bottle . ’ |
8 | ‘ I 've brought you a few things , ’ she began , taking up her basket . |
9 | ‘ I 've brought you a few things , ’ she said , glancing back to where her basket stood on the floor . |
10 | ‘ I 've brought you a lovely cup of tea , Mum , ’ I said . |
11 | I 've brought you a writer ! |
12 | I 've brought you a cup of coffee . ’ |
13 | They 've brought you a farewell present but they think it 's just too big . |
14 | I 've brought you the spade and the seeds . ’ |
15 | The Bar is a leader in the field of video conferencing applications within the courts and the legal profession and its endeavours have brought us a good deal of favourable publicity . |
16 | A S THIS campaign rumbles on I long for John Major to stand up either on his soapbox ( which is really a box for transporting Central Office typewriters but no matter ) or on one of the Conservative Party 's all-singing , all-dancing stage sets , and say : ‘ I have brought you a dramatic drop in the rate of inflation . |
17 | ‘ I have brought you a brandy , ’ he added when she just sat there with the towel completely over her head . |
18 | They have brought you a collection of 500 packets of seeds , each packet containing seed from several individual plants — which appeared similar — in a single locality . |